Here is an interesting interview with John Barnes. Genius Sheeds got him into the side in 2000 to boost our ruck stocks.
The fascinating fact in this interview is arguably the reason why we lost the back to backs in 2000/2001 Brisbane were a good side NO Doubt, but injuries nobbled Essendon. ( I dont know what Brisbanes injuries were)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYLqCY1twmU
The 2001 Final Story also highlighted how cooked we were entering the GF. Hird was injured, Longy retired etc.